Caecula kuro

Caecula kuro is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[2] It was described by Nagamichi Kuroda in 1947.[3] It is a subtropical, marine eel which is known from Japan, in the northwestern Pacific Ocean. It inhabits shallow coastal waters. Males can reach a maximum total length of 60 centimetres.[2]

Caecula kuro
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Anguilliformes
Family:
Ophichthidae
Genus:
Caecula
Species:
C. kuro
Binomial name
Caecula kuro
(Kuroda, 1947)
Synonyms[1]
  • Aphthalmichthys kuro Kuroda, 1947
  • Sphagebranchus kuro (Kuroda, 1947)
  • Yirrkala kuro (Kuroda, 1947)

References
  1. Synonyms of Caecula kuro at www.fishbase.org.
  2. Caecula kuro at www.fishbase.org.
  3. Kuroda, N., 1947 [ref. 29505] Additions to the catalogue of the fishes of Shizuura, Suruga and the vicinity, (VIII). Seibutu, Suppl. No. 1. Seibutu, Supple. No. 1: 25--31.
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